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WEBThe Minnesota Reformer is an independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to keeping Minnesotans informed and unearthing stories other outlets can’t or won’t tell. We’re in the halls of government tracking what elected officials are up to — and monitoring the powerful forces trying to influence them. But we’re also on the streets, at the bars […]
Q&A with Leigh Finke, who could be Minnesota’s first out trans …
WEBJun 28, 2022 · Q&A with Leigh Finke, who could be Minnesota’s first out trans lawmaker. Leigh Finke is running to represent parts of St. Paul, Lauderdale, Falcon Heights, and Roseville in the August DFL primary. Photo by Colleen Connolly/Minnesota Reformer. Leigh Finke has worked in politics and activism for years — …
Mike Lindell’s chaotic rise threatened by new adversity
WEBJan 22, 2021 · Lindell’s book recounts daredevil stunts, harrowing drug addiction and drunken escapades like totaling his Ford Mustang and wrapping his stepfather’s pickup around a tree. He claims 14 near-death experiences made him feel invincible. “I fell into a lake and was trapped under a sheet of ice,” he wrote.
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WEB3 days ago · BY: Amy Dalrymple and Mary Steurer - September 24, 2024. North Dakota public colleges and universities are reporting a 10% increase in first-year students from Minnesota, despite competing with Minnesota’s free tuition program. Overall enrollment within the North Dakota University System is 45,806 students, up about 4% compared to …
Data show racial bias in reporting from popular Twin Cities crime …
WEBJan 25, 2021 · An analysis of five months of posts from the popular network reveals a disregard for accuracy, including a significant over-representation of Black people as perpetrators of crime. The errors consistently reinforce a political worldview that favors police and the perception that the Twin Cities are overrun by violent criminals — a disproportionate number of them Black people — in need of ...
New maps trace the geography of crime in Minnesota
WEBAug 16, 2022 · In the seven counties making up the metro region (Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Anoka, Carver, Dakota and Scott), there were roughly 395 violent crimes for every 100,000 residents in 2021. That represents a 24% increase over 2020 levels. Elsewhere in Minnesota, the rate of violent crime — murder, rape, aggravated assault and robbery — stood ...
Results in key Minnesota House and Senate races
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Former state Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart won the DFL primary in Senate District 45, which includes Wayzata, Excelsior and Mound, according to preliminary results. The seat was vacated by DFL state Sen. Kelly Morrison, who resigned to run for Congress. The special Senate election to replace Morrison …
What is that crass billboard about Gov. Tim Walz? And what does …
WEBOct 12, 2020 · Twin Cities residents are going north in droves since the pandemic hit, with the latest wave traveling on I-35 to see the foliage. Amid the brilliant oranges and reds of the region’s deciduous trees, however, a billboard provides an unpleasant shock.
One year later, few charges for the arson and destruction
WEBBy: Rilyn Eischens - May 27, 2021 6:00 am. Protestors set fire to the Minneapolis Police Department Third Precinct on May 28, 2020. Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer. More than 1,000 buildings were burned or damaged in Minneapolis in the days after George Floyd’s murder. Criminal charges have been filed in connection with 11 of them.
5 things to know about Minnesota’s historic $17.6 billion projected ...
WEBDec 6, 2022 · Minnesota lawmakers will have a projected $17.6 billion available to spend this upcoming session after Minnesota Management and Budget published its latest forecast Tuesday. Strong tax collections, low spending and the estimated $7 billion surplus the Legislature left untouched last session have contributed to the projected budget surplus, said Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Jim
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